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Dawn's Recipes
I LOVE to cook, bake and of course EAT! My family made it fun to cook over the years as they were willing to try anything. I started my blog to organize and share my favorite recipes. I have a life time of recipes to try so stay posted for the next keeper! Please comment good or bad as I would love to hear from you.
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Pan-Seared Strip Steak or Ribeye
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Focaccia
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Shocking Easy No-Knead Focaccia |
I don't make a lot of bread but this is one recipe I enjoy making and feel confident knowing it will turn out every time. This is a no knead, hands off and a shockingly easy Focaccia Bread recipe. It does take time, 2 days but with little effort. I'm just going to link you right to the recipe, Shocking Easy No-Knead Focaccia by Sarah Jampel at Bon Appetite. Sarah shows you small step by step clips which are very helpful. I've made this several times with a few changes and it always comes out great! Thanks Sarah Jampel for a great recipe!!
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Baked Salmon with Lemon Butter Cream Sauce for two
INGREDIENTS:
FOR THE SALMON
2 Salmon Fillets ( skinless)
Freshly Grated Black Pepper and Salt - to taste
2 Tbsp. Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1 tsp. Garlic Cloves (minced)
2 Tbsp. County Dijon Mustard (or any coarse ground mustard)
LEMON BUTTER GARLIC SAUCE
2 Tbsp. Butter
1 1/2 tsp. Garlic Cloves (minced)
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1 tsp. Lemon Juice
1 Tbsp. Parsley or dill ( finely chopped)
Freshly Ground Black Pepper and salt - to taste
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat your oven to 425°F with the rack in the center.
Lightly salt and pepper salmon.
In a small bowl combine lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and Dijon mustard. Mix well.
Arrange salmon fillets in a baking dish and pour the mustard mixture over salmon to coat. Bake for *12-15 minutes in the preheated oven.
In the meantime, melt butter in a medium saucepan over low-medium heat. Add the minced garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 20 seconds.
Pour in heavy cream and bring to a low boil. The sauce should thicken a little bit.
Take off the heat and stir in lemon juice, parsley and season with black pepper and salt to your liking. Keep warm.
Pour the sauce over the baked salmon.
Serve and enjoy!
*Check Salmon after 12 minutes to check for doneness to your liking.
**This recipe was adapted from Cafe Delites (Easy Salmon with Lemon Butter Sauce)
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
General Tso's Ground Turkey
I love Chinese take-out but I'm out of luck because we don't have a Chinese Restaurant anywhere near where we live. I have tried so many recipes to satisfy my craving. This recipe for General Tso's did the trick! It's made with ground turkey instead of the usual breaded fried chicken breasts. The original recipe called for ground chicken but I couldn't find that at my local grocery store so I used Jennie-O brand, ground turkey. I was pleasantly surprise how much we loved this! It was spicy, sweet and packed with flavor. I will make this again and soon because it's delicious, ready in 30 minutes and I can tell a craving's coming on! The original recipe comes from Sabrina Snyder, her blog Dinner then Dessert. I made a few changes to the original. One being I doubled the sauce, we like it saucy! I also want to try some of her other Chinese inspired recipes, Ground Kung Pao Chicken and Ground Orange Chicken. Check her out here. Ingredients: 1 pound ground turkey 4 ounces canned water chestnuts , diced
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 cloves garlic minced
General Tso's Sauce: 6 tablespoons rice vinegar
6 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
4 teaspoons hoisin sauce
1/2 cup water
6 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoon cornstarch Instructions: 1. To a large non-stick pan add ground turkey. 2. Cook, breaking apart until no longer pink. 3, Add diced water chestnuts, then finish cooking for an additional 2-3 minutes. 4. Add the ginger, garlic and crushed red pepper and cook for about 10 seconds. While meat is cooking make sauce. For the General Tso's Sauce: 1. In a small bowl add the rice vinegar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, water, sugar and cornstarch and whisk together. 2. Once the meat mixture is cooked add the General Tso's sauce to the pan and bring to boil. Cook for just a few seconds, stirring until it thickens. Serve over rice. Enjoy! |
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
12 week Exercise Program with Heather Robertson
Monday, November 1, 2021
Vegetable Soup with Barley (Instant Pot)
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Once the cool weather of Fall is here, for lunch I replace my bowl of salad for a bowl of warm soup. I've already made my Chicken and Dumpling Soup, Stuffed Pepper Soup and Ham and Bean soup. I love SOUP! Today's recipe comes from Trish Bozeman at her vegetarian blog, Rhubarbarians. This soup is packed full of veggies! There are so many veggies that it's good to prep all the ingredients before starting. Once the prep was done it was easy. This soup was so tasty, healthy and comforting on this cool Fall day. I made the recipe exactly as written and I wouldn't change a thing. So head over to Rhubarbarians for this delicious recipe. She also gives instructions for the stove top if you don't have an instant pot. |